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Tired of Waiting for You

The Kinks
Tab
4.5(7)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

End Rhythm Fig 2

G D7 G

e-------3----------------I---------------------------I
b-------3-------3--------I---------------------------I
g-------4-------5--------I------4-4--4------4--------I
d-------5-------4--------I------5-5--5------5--------I
a-------5----------------I------5-5--5------5--------I
e--3----3----5-------0---I--3---3-3--3------3--------I

VERSE 1

[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato

F C7

I was a lonely soul.

F C7

I had nobody

F C7 F

Till I met you.

F# G D7 G

But you keep-a me waiting

D7 G

All of the time.

C7 G

What can I do?

[Rhythm Fig 4] (Both GTRS)

G Bm F D7

e--3--I--2--I--1----I-------------------I
b--3--I--3--I--1----I----3--3--3--3--3--I
g--4--I--4--I--2----I----5--5--5--5--5--I
d--5--I--4--I--3----I----4--4--4--4--4--I
a--5--I--2--I--3--3/I-5--5--5--5--5--5--I
e--3--I-----I--1----I-------------------I

w w w q q^ e e e e

[End Fig 4] [Rhy. Fig 5] (Gtr.2)

G Bm F

e--3--I--2------------I   I--------------------------I
b--3--I--3------------I   I--------------------------I
g--4--I--4------------I   I--------------------------I
d--5--I--4------------I   I--------------------------I
a--5--I--2------------I   I--------------------------I
e--3--I------2--2--2--I   I--1--1-1-1--1--1--1--1----I

w h+e e e e

D7 F

e-------------------------I--------------------------I

b-------------------------I--------------------------I

g-------------------------I--------------------------I

d-------4--4--4--4--4-----I--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5----5--5--5--5--5-----I--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e-------5--5--5--5--5--0--I--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--I

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[End Rhy Fig 5] [Rhy Fig 6] (Gtr 1)

D7 F

e--------------------------I  I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
b--------------------------I  I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
g-----------------------2--I  I--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--I
d--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--3--I  I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--I  I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--1--I  I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

D7 F

e--------------------------I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
b--3----3--3--3--3--3-3-3--I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I
g--5----5--5--5--5--5-5-5--I--2----2--2--2--2--2--2--I
d--4----4--4--4--4--4-4-4--I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
a--5----5--5--5--5--5-5-5--I--3----3--3--3--3--3--3--I
e--------------------------I--1----1--1--1--1--1--1--I

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

End Rhy Fig 6

D7

e--------------------------I

b--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--I
g--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--I
d--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--I
a--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--I

e--------------------------I

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

Pre-Chorus

[Rhy Fig 4] Both GTRS

Its your life

And you can do what you want

Do what you like, but

GTR 1 Rhy Fig 6, GTR 2 Rhy Fig 5

Please dont keep-a me waiting

Please dont keep-a me waiting.

'Cause I'm

[Rhy Fig 7] (GTR 1)

G F

e------3--------3--3--3----I
b------3--------3--3--3----I
g------4--------2--2--2----I
d------5--------3--3--3----I

qR q eR s s q

Chorus

[Rhy Fig 1-5 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-10 times]

So tired,

Tired of waiting,

Tired of waiting for you.

So tired,

Tired of waiting,

Tired of waiting for you.

Second Verse

[Rhythm Fig 2] with GTR 1 strumming chords in staccato

(SAME AS FIRST)

SAME BRIDGE

Third Chorus

[Rhy Fig 1-7 times] with [Rhy Fig 7-14 times]

So tired,

Tired of waiting,

Tired of waiting for you.

So tired,

Tired of waiting,

Tired of waiting for you.

For you.

For you.

END ON: (BOTH GTRS)

g----4-------------I
d----5-------------I
a----5-------------I
e----3-------------I

Now here are the Chords for GTR 1:

F C7 F# G D7 Bm

[133211] [x3231x] [244322] [355433] [x5453x] [x24432]

During the verses Gtr 1 plays Chords in this rhythm:

qR e^ e^ qR e^ e^ etc......

Important Key:

w-whole note

h-half note

q-quarter note

e-eighth note

s-sixteenth note

qR-quarter note rest

eR-eighth note rest

^-staccato

- sixteenth note

-- eighth note

--- eighth+sixteenth note

---- quarter note etc....

Well thats it. Its pretty much right, I think.....

Do any of you all know the bass line?

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